“Hallucination” in Japanese
Short answer
Hallucination in Japanese is “幻覚” (genkaku). Full meaning: hallucination, illusion.
Other ways to say “Hallucination” in Japanese
幻覚症状
genkakushoujou hallucination
錯覚
sakkaku optical illusion, hallucination; misapprehension, delusion
空目
sorame thinking one saw something that wasn't actually there, hallucination; pretending not to see, looking the other way, turning a blind eye; looking upwards, upward glance
ハルシネーション
harushineeshon hallucination (in generative artificial intelligence)
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